Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir

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Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
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46th Cabinet of Iceland
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Date formed28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
People and organisations
Head of stateGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Head of governmentKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Member parties
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Alliance (S)
People's Party (F)
Pirate Party (P)
Reform Party (C)
Centre Party (M)
History
Election(s)2021 parliamentary election
PredecessorKatrín Jakobsdóttir I

The Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary election. The cabinet is led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.[1][2][3]

The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party.[4] Together they hold 38 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and serve as a majority government. In the cabinet, there are twelve ministers, where five are from the Independence Party, three are from the Left-Green Movement and four are from the Progressive Party. After the 2021 parliamentary election, the three parties who were in power, in the last parliamentary session, increased their parliamentary majority.

Cabinet[]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister for Foreign AffairsÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of Finance and Economic AffairsBjarni Benediktsson28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of InfrastructureSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of the InteriorJón Gunnarsson28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of Science, Industry and InnovationÁslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of Fisheries and AgricultureSvandís Svavarsdóttir28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister for the Environment, Energy and ClimateGuðlaugur Þór Þórðarson28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of Education and Children's AffairsÁsmundur Einar Daðason28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour MarketGuðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister of HealthWillum Þór Þórsson28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Tourism, Trade and CultureLilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Iceland's ruling coalition agrees on new government". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Iceland's left-right coalition agrees to take another term". Reuters. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland's Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term". Voice of America. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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